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    Plus it feels less like a trial, and more like a “Hey, you killed your wife, you admit you killed your wife, we’re all pretty sure you killed your wife, that’s a death sentence.” Like the guy who abandoned the Night’s Watch in episode one. You’re done, son. Commented Sep 2, 2017 at 9:53
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    King Tommen’s ruling would have absolutely no bearing on a kingdom that considered itself independent of his, so that entire section only confuses matters and detracts from the answer. And while Littlefinger might likely fail to get a champion, that doesn’t explain why he didn’t try. And you should back up your claim that trial by combat was a right given only to highborn; that might be so but I don’t recall ever seeing that in show or books. Commented Sep 3, 2017 at 15:32
  • @KRyan I don't have a quote from the books (yet) which say trial by combat is only a right of the highborn. However, three answers to this question mention it is a right of the highborn, and not of commoners. scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/56176/… I am assuming the people who answered that question know the source even though they did not quote it. Some of those answers also say it was a right of knights as well, but that would not apply to Littlefinger since he is not a knight. If you find a canon quote for it, let me know. Commented Sep 3, 2017 at 16:12